This research aims to study and analyze the implementation of penal mediation in
the Indonesian criminal justice system by using a restorative justice approach.
Judging from the type of research, this research is a legal research that using
normative research method, by reviewing related theories as well as the prevailing
norms. The data used is primary data and secondary data. Data searches
conducted through interviews, and analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively, then
written in descriptive analysis. The results showed that the juridical basis for the
implementation of penal mediation as the embodiment of restorative justice in the
criminal justice system of Indonesia is still known to be weak because only known
by limited through the discretion of law enforcement and partial. In addition, the
implementation of penal mediation in the resolution of criminal cases, is only
available on the investigation stage.